Legislation authored by Floyd Francis Bradshaw

Includes legislation with Floyd Francis Bradshaw as the primary author for the 51st through 56th Legislatures. For other types of authorship, search the Legislative Archive System.

56th Regular Session
SB 20 Caption: Relating to authorizing and providing for the purchase of educational motion picture films by the State Board of Education for the use and benefit of the public free school systems; providing an effective date of this Act.
SB 63 Caption: Relating to providing for an affidavit signed by a doctor registered and licensed under the Medical Practice Act of Texas, in lieu of requiring vaccination or inoculation for admission to public schools and state-supported institutions of higher learning.
SB 83 Caption: Relating to adding to the Penal Code so as to provide for an archery season on turkey, deer, bear and javalina; forbidding possession of a firearm or crossbow while hunting during said season; providing for a penalty for violation.
SB 155 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code pertaining to re-insurance reserve; to prescribe the method of maintaining reserves on fire insurance.
SB 156 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code; providing that officers, other than president, need not be directors or stockholders unless required by bylaws.
SB 205 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts by providing that married women shall have the control, management and disposition of their contracts of life insurance or annuity, subject to nullification of the provisions of this act by the husband by notice to the insurance company.
SB 210 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code so as to authorize the State Board of Insurance and State Treasurer to accept and hold voluntary deposits made by Texas insurance companies as a prerequisite for such companies to gain admission to do an insurance business in other states, countries or provinces.
SB 228 Caption: Relating to directing the State Board of Medical Examiners to issue licenses to physicians practicing in state hospitals under the jurisdiction of the Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools.
SB 247 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code by retaining the present provisions thereof and adding thereto a paragraph providing that no foreign or alien insurance corporation shall be refused a license to do business within this state on the ground that all of its authorized capital stock has not been fully subscribed and paid for.
SB 248 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to provide that items of capital stock and minimum surplus shall consist only of cash, bonds of this state or of the United States, or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.
SB 278 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts providing authority and procedure for the Department of Public Safety to furnish information from the licensing records and the fees to be charged therefor.
SB 357 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code relative to examination, licensing local agents and venue.
SB 358 Caption: Relating to creating the Clear Watershed Authority as a conservation and reclamation district in Montague, Wise, Cooke and Denton Counties.
SB 359 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to regulate the investment of the funds of life insurance companies.
SB 379 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code by providing for consolidation of any two or more insurance companies.
SB 424 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts so as to include the President of Texas Woman's University as a member of the Cotton Research Committee.
SB 446 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Comptroller, State Treasurer, and the State Board of Insurance to transfer certain funds from the Travel Expense Appropriation for the State Board of Insurance to Other Operating Expense Appropriations.
SB 457 Caption: Relating to amending certain acts to provide that Temporary High School teacher's certificates, entitling the holders thereof to teach in high schools and junior high schools of this State shall be issued to applicants who hold bachelor's degrees from accredited four-year institutions of higher education in this State, or in any other State of the United States.
SB 473 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code; providing for payment of annual license fees.
SCR 19 Caption: Memorializing Congress to amend the tax code in order to allow state legislators to make certain deductions.
SCR 74 Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules of the Legislature to allow either chamber to consider S. B. No. 473.
SJR 9 Caption: Proposing an amendment providing that every adult citizen of sound mind shall have the right to protect his own body and the bodies of his minor children.
SR 72 Caption: Welcoming the students of Brock High School of Parker County to the State Capitol.
SR 230 Caption: Inviting the Texas Woman's University Band to perform for the Senate.
SR 273 Caption: Welcoming the students of Cisco High School to the State Capitol.
SR 302 Caption: Welcoming the students of Gorman High School to the State Capitol.
SR 320 Caption: Welcoming Enid Justin to the State Capitol.
SR 321 Caption: Welcoming Mmes. O. H. Hittson and Dick Webb to the State Capitol.
SR 452 Caption: Welcoming the students of Putnam High School to the State Capitol.
SR 463 Caption: Instructing the State Board of Insurance and the State Librarian to not authorize to approve the destruction of certain records unless specifically authorized to do so by the Legislature.
SR 473 Caption: Welcoming the students of Aledo High School of Parker County to the State Capitol.
SR 544 Caption: Welcoming the students of Saint Jo High School of Montague County to the State Capitol.
SR 548 Caption: Welcoming the students of North Texas Junior High School of Denton to the State Capitol.
SR 553 Caption: Welcoming the students of Weatherford High School to the State Capitol.
56th 1st Called Session
SB 20 Caption: Relating to validating, ratifying and confirming the organization of East Keechi Creek Water Control and Improvement District of Jack, Parker, and Palo Pinto Counties, and of certain acts of its Board of Directors.
SR 36 Caption: Welcoming the students of Pilot Point Elementary School to the State Capitol.
SR 85 Caption: Welcoming the family of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. LaRue to the State Capitol.
56th 2nd Called Session
SB 37 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code relative to membership of the Insurance Board, and the duties, bonds, compensation, eligibility and Commissioner of that Board.
SR 78 Caption: Welcoming Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Merrell, Larry Boyd, William McMinn, and Mike Adkins to the State Capitol.
SR 98 Caption: Welcoming the members of the Weatherford FFA to the State Capitol. Also recognizing Phil Bradford for winning the Lone Star Farmer Award.
56th 3rd Called Session
SCR 4 Caption: Granting Viola Lovelace permission to sue the State of Texas.
55th Regular Session
SB 120 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Insurance Code to provide that Underwriters at Lloyds shall be subject to certain provisions; providing that reciprocal or inter-insurance exchanges shall be subject to certain provisions.
SB 121 Caption: Relating to authorizing and providing for the purchase of educational motion picture films by the State Board of Education for the use and benefit of the public free school systems; providing for a complete system for the distribution of such films by Film Service Centers pursuant to certain minimum standards; setting out the procedure for the creation of a state and various local film selection committees, etc.
SB 123 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Insurance Code; providing for maximum rate of premium to be promulgated by the Board of Insurance Commissioners as to certain kinds of insurance, and deviations therefrom.
SB 170 Caption: Relating to transferring all special fund accounts of Board of Insurance Commission to one fund known as Insurance Commission Fund.
SB 174 Caption: Relating to providing for the budgeting, accounting and reporting by and for common and rural high school districts of school funds estimated, received and expended; prescribing penalties for violation of this Act.
SB 175 Caption: Relating to providing for the budgeting, accounting and reporting by any and all independent school districts, whether created under general or special law, or school funds estimated, received and disbursed; prescribing penalties for violation of this Act.
SB 186 Caption: Relating to providing that each and every school district of this State annually shall have its school district accounts audited by a Texas certified or licensed public accountant; providing for the annual filing of a copy of the audit report with the Texas Central Education Agency in lieu of the school treasurer (depository) reports heretofore required to be filed.
SB 232 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes changing the name of the Texas State College for Women to the "Texas Woman's University" and the College of Industrial Arts, to the "Texas State College for Women."
SB 242 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes to provide that married women shall have the control, management and disposition of their contracts of life insurance or annuity, subject to nullification of the provisions of this Act by the husband by notice to the insurance company.
SB 243 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code pertaining to investments by life, health or accident insurance companies in real estate, permitting such companies to acquire, secure, hold and convey, in addition to real property now authorized by law, real property as an investment for the production of income subject to certain restrictions, limitations and exceptions.
SB 244 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes providing for the construction of dams on private property for certain purposes without the necessity of securing a permit therefor.
SB 250 Caption: Relating to providing that no form of vaccination or inoculation shall be made a condition precedent for the admission of a person to any public or private school or college in this state, or for the exercise of any right, the performance of any duty, or the enjoyment of any privilege; providing further that it shall be unlawful for any board, physician or person to compel another by the use of physical force to submit to the operation of vaccinations of any kind.
SB 261 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by providing for the appointment of committees within the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners, describing their duties, providing for the issuance of subpoenas, administration of oaths, the procedure of conducting hearings.
SB 263 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code to provide that if any insurance company is insolvent and any manager, officer or director with knowledge of such insolvency receives, assents to or permits premiums of insurance of any kind or character to be charged or collected or who with knowledge of such insolvency makes or assents to further insurance, he shall be personally liable for any loss on such insurance.
SB 310 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide that an insurer may reserve the right to refuse renewal of a policy of accident and sickness insurance under certain conditions and limitations.
SB 311 Caption: Relating to revising the employers' liability and workmen's compensation insurance laws of this State; removing present limitations of medical service benefits and providing that such services shall include treatments necessary to physical rehabilitation and providing for referral of an injured employee by the Board of the Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the Texas Education Agency in cooperation between the Board and said Division regarding vocational rehabilitation, etc.
SB 367 Caption: Relating to providing that any person confined, voluntary or otherwise, in a State Institution shall have the right upon his own request or by request of parent, guardian, spouse or nearest of kin, to out patient treatment, by any duly licensed member of the healing arts not available within the Institution in which said person is confined.
SB 384 Caption: Relating to establishing a department of mental health under the direction of a commissioner thereof.
SB 422 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Insurance Code pertaining to assessments of mutual assessment companies, requiring that increases in assessments ordered by the Board of Insurance Commissioners be placed in the mortuary or relief fund.
SB 464 Caption: Relating to providing for the abolishment by an election of the offices of County or Ex-Officio County Superintendent and County Board of School Trustees in any county of this State having such offices.
SB 476 Caption: Relating to making an emergency appropriation to the Adjutant General's Department, supplementing the current appropriation for Martial Law and Emergency Use of Troops.
SCR 28 Caption: Granting Upham Gas Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
SCR 29 Caption: Granting Jack E. Pratt permission to sue the State of Texas.
SJR 18 Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of Texas relating to voting rights of electors who have removed from one county to another county in the State or who have removed from the State.
SR 55 Caption: Welcoming the students and teacher of Brock School to the State Capitol.
SR 197 Caption: Welcoming I. B. Wagonseller and his wife and daughters to the State Capitol.
SR 225 Caption: Welcoming students, faculty, officers and members of the alumnae association of Texas State College for Women to the State Capitol.
SR 228 Caption: Welcoming students of Cisco High School and their sponsor to the State Capitol.
SR 271 Caption: Welcoming the Denton Boys Choir to the State Capitol.
SR 345 Caption: Welcoming E. B. Cartwright to the State Capitol.
SR 377 Caption: Welcoming students of Gorman High School and their sponsor to the State Capitol.
SR 453 Caption: Welcoming students of Aledo High School and their superintendent, teacher and sponsor to the State Capitol.
SR 543 Caption: Welcoming the Student Council of Pilot Point High School and their principal to the State Capitol.
SR 564 Caption: Welcoming students of Texas Woman's University and their sponsor to the State Capitol.
55th 1st Called Session
SR 45 Caption: Welcoming students of Brock High School and their sponsor to the State Capitol.
SR 88 Caption: Welcoming students of Caldwell High School and their sponsor to the State Capitol.
55th 2nd Called Session
SB 22 Caption: Relating to providing for the construction of dams and reservoirs on private property without a permit from any State agency.
SR 2 Caption: Requesting the Governor to submit legislation enabling farmers and landowners to use a reasonable amount of water for beneficial purposes.
SR 22 Caption: Welcoming students of North Texas State College and R. L. Proffer to the State Capitol.
SR 24 Caption: Recognizing Morton Wood and his wife on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
54th Regular Session
HB 10 Caption: Relating to making certain adjustments with respect to the examination of insurance companies.
HB 173 Caption: Relating to making certain adjustments in the incorporation, organization, operation, control and taxation of all companies, associations, underwriters or exchanges making, entering into or exchanging contracts of insurance other than contracts of life insurance, subject to the Insurance Code, and accomplishing this purpose by amending said Code.
HB 184 Caption: Relating to regulating the taking, removal and sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell and mudshell within and from designated properties of the State of Texas.
HB 236 Caption: Relating to exempting all residents over 65 years of age from payment of any fees for any non-commercial fishing license.
HB 237 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code by providing for an increase in the annual fee to be paid by agents of any life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident, health and accident, or life, health and accident insurance company, or association or organization , local mutual aid association or statewide mutual association, from Two Dollars ($2) to Five Dollars ($5).
HB 373 Caption: Relating to prescribing the maximum compensation that may be paid the county and district officials named in this Act in counties having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) inhabitants according to the last preceding Federal Census where the Commissioners Courts have determined that all county officials shall be compensated on a fee basis with the exception of the sheriffs and county commissioners.
HB 374 Caption: Relating to prescribing the minimum and maximum salaries that may be paid certain precinct, county and district officials named in this Act where all the county and district officials are compensated on a salary basis; providing the method of fixing the salaries.
HB 547 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by providing that any independent school district which under existing laws selects its own treasurer may in lieu of the treasurer's annual report heretofore required to be filed, file an annual independent audit report prepared and certified by a Texas licensed or certified public accountant.
HB 638 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code relating to conversion or reinsurance of certain insurance associations into legal reserve companies, to prohibit change in renewability or noncancelability of existing insurance policies and other agreements and certificates; to require explanation of cancellation features with all policies.
HB 843 Caption: Relating to abolishing the Texas Real Estate Commission, creating the Real Estate Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, and transferring the powers, duties and functions of the Texas Real Estate Commission to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Real Estate Division of the office of the Secretary of State; providing for appointment of an Administrator and other employees of the Real Estate Division; providing for transfer of records from the Texas Real Estate Commission to the Secretary of State; making provisions relative to processes, notices, applications, orders, and other instruments issued or filed at the time of transfer of duties and functions heretofore vested in the Texas Real Estate Commission; making provisions for pending suits; making provisions for transfer of appropriations; providing for severability.
HB 844 Caption: Relating to authorizing and providing for purchase by the State Board of Education of education films for the use and benefit of the public free school systems; providing for the establishment of a complete system for the distribution of such State-owned films to Film Depository Service-Centers, herein defined, pursuant to certain minimum standards herein prescribed and others to be established under rules and regulations of the State Board of Education; creating a State Film Committee and prescribing its duties; setting out the procedure for the creation, the functions and responsibilities of designated types of Film Depository Service-Centers subject to the approval of the State Board of Education; providing for financing the purchase of such State-owned films as an additional cost of the Minimum Foundation School Program to be paid out of the Foundation School Fund; providing for the current use and subsequent disposition of present State-owned films now serviced to school districts from the State Film Library in the State Department of Education; defining the function of the State Film Library in the transition to the Film Depository Service-Centers, system herein prescribed; providing for the subsequent partial disposition of presently owned State films to the Board of Regents of the State Teachers Colleges; providing a severability or savings clause.
HB 852 Caption: Relating to amending the Insurance Code by adding a a new subchapter entitled, "Uniform Individual Accident and Sickness Policy Provisions Law".
HB 927 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to making it unlawful to hunt, kill, take or possess any game bird or game animal to include Wise and Parker Counties within the provisions of said Act.
HB 951 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Election Code so as to make the disqualifications of persons to serve on district, county and city executive committees of political parties apply also to state executive committees.
HB 963 Caption: Relating to qualifications of applicants for license as Licensed Vocational Nurses; authorizing the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners to waive the requirement for completion of a course in an accredited school for vocational nurse training if the applicant has completed at least two years of work in a nursing school accredited by the Board of Nurse Examiners.
HB 973 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts so as to provide that the funds and fees collected thereunder shall be paid into the State Treasury into the Special Agents and License Investigation Fund; providing additional appropriations to the Board of Insurance Commissioners for the purpose of proper administration of its duties.
HCR 24 Caption: Directing the Texas Education Agency to complete certain studies regarding the role of county superintendents.
HCR 101 Caption: Authorizing an extension of the Texas Surplus Property Agency for the next biennium.
HCR 182 Caption: Granting Phillips Petroleum Company permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 193 Caption: Requesting the Governor to return H. B. No. 663 to the House for certain corrections.
HCR 196 Caption: Requesting the Governor to return H. B. No. 927 to the House for further consideration.
HJR 27 Caption: Proposing an Amendment to Section 61 of Article XVI of the Constitution of Texas so as to make it mandatory that all district, county and precinct officers be compensated on a salary basis beginning January 1, 1957, with the exception of Notaries Public, county surveyors and public weighers; providing that all fees and commissions earned and collected by district, county and precinct officers with the exception of Notaries Public, county surveyors and public weighers shall be paid in to the county treasury where earned for the account of the proper fund; providing for the necessary election and form of ballot; and providing for the necessary proclamation and publications.
HJR 28 Caption: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing the commissioners' court in each county to call an election in its county to determine whether the term of office for the district, county and precinct officers shall be a two-year term or a four-year term; providing for the submission of this resolution to a vote of the people; directing the Governor to issue the necessary proclamation.
HJR 45 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Section 3 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Texas to authorize the State Board of Education to set aside out of the State Available School Funds a sufficient amount to provide for State-owned education films for instructional use in the public free schools of this State; providing for the submission of this Amendment to the voters of Texas; and providing the time, means and manner thereof.
HR 202 Caption: Welcoming the students of Bridgeport High School to the State Capitol.
HR 320 Caption: Directing the creation of an interim committee to investigate the relationship between the National Education Association and certain Texas public school districts.
HR 378 Caption: Commending the students for Decatur High School for their participation in Interscholastic League Competition.
HR 421 Caption: Commending Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Horstman for their contributions to the community of Weatherford.
53rd Regular Session
HB 32 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Insurance Commissioners to make, approve or promulgate premium rating plans, designed to encourage the prevention of accidents, or formulas for Motor Vehicle, Workmen's Compensation and other lines of Casualty Insurance.
HB 35 Caption: Relating to amending the Workmen's Compensation Law of Texas, providing chiropractic examinations and services for employees covered by the Act.
HB 145 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes to provide for the changing of the name of the State Board of Examiners to State Board of Examiners for Teacher Education.
HB 300 Caption: Relating to amending statutes relative to securities to be invested in by the State Board of Education in regard to the public school fund.
HB 301 Caption: Relating to providing for the appointment of the assessor-collector of taxes for independent school districts operating under the general law.
HB 302 Caption: Relating to abolishing the authority of the State Board of Education to create or establish school districts; providing for the disposition of the territory and the care of the scholastics of the districts abolished by order of the State Board.
HB 303 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by changing the time requirements for the taking of the annual scholastic census and other supplemental census.
HB 304 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by changing and fixing the time for permissible transfer of scholastics on parental applications.
HB 305 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes by reducing the amount of performance bond to be carried by local school districts covering textbooks assigned to them; providing for amount of contractor's bonds.
HB 306 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts to provide for the computation annually of the Economic Index for Counties by using three (3) year average of factor date; providing that the first economic index so computed as prescribed herein shall be effective for the school year 1953-54; prescribing the effective date of subsequent annual recomputations.
HB 307 Caption: Relating to amending certain statutes relative to removing the time limitation therein fixed concerning the holding of subsequent maintenance tax elections within a school district.
HB 308 Caption: Relating to issuing and authorizing the issuance of State of Texas Refunding Bonds of 1953 to refund all presently outstanding State of Texas Bonds held by the State Permanent School Fund, Permanent University of Texas Fund, Permanent A. & M. College Fund, Lunatic Asylum Permanent Fund, Blind Institute Permanent Fund, Deaf and Dumb Institute Permanent Fund, and Orphans Home Permanent Fund; providing for the establishment of the "State of Texas Refunding Bonds of 1953, Interest and Sinking Fund."
HB 309 Caption: Relating to making an appropriation to the Texas Central Education Agency for the construction and acquisition of certain types of improvements and equipment for the Texas State School for the Deaf.
HB 381 Caption: Relating to amending certain Statutes so as to provide that notice relating to raising the assessment of property shall set forth the value the Board of Equalization intends to place on property.
HB 505 Caption: Relating to creating the office of District Attorney in the 43rd Judicial District composed of the Counties of Wise, Jack and Parker.
HB 506 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts by declaring it a felony to make certain threats for the purpose of extorting money or anything of value from the person threatened or from any other person; providing the penalty therefor.
HB 567 Caption: Relating to repealing statutes which authorized the use of county road machinery to be used in soil conservation.
HB 672 Caption: Relating to amending certain articles by providing a minimum salary schedule with increments for experience and college training; providing for the effective date of this Act.
HB 750 Caption: Relating to requiring that all sales or leases of property, whether real, personal or mixed, of a value more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), by the State of Texas or by any state department, agency or institution, or by any county, city, town or other governmental district or subdivision, shall be made at public auction.
HB 765 Caption: Relating to authorizing the governing body or authority authorized to call or order elections to be held in any school district or proposed school district on any question concerning or relating to school purposes only, to fix the polling place or places for the holding of any such election.
HB 766 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts in regard to financing of the Foundation School Program.
HB 813 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relative to the licensing of pharmacists, by changing the provisions relating to the granting of licenses to persons registered in some other state or territory.
HB 864 Caption: Relating to providing for the organization of cooperative, nonprofit, membership corporations for the purpose of furnishing water service, sewer service, and fire protection service.
HB 919 Caption: Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts.
HCR 38 Caption: In memory of Douglas Chandor.
HCR 105 Caption: Directing the creation of a committee to study the potential of education television within Texas.
HJR 10 Caption: Relating to proposing a constitutional amendment to confer the right to vote upon members of the regular establishment of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force, or component branches thereof, provided such person shall meet the requirements for voting as prescribed and that such person shall have established his legal residence in Texas prior to entry into the regular armed forces of the United States, and has paid his poll tax or secured his exemption certificate.
HJR 19 Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide a four-year term of office for elective district, county and precinct offices and Members of the House of Representatives of Texas; staggering the terms of such offices by having certain holders of such offices be elected for terms of varying length in the November, 1954, General Election.
HJR 40 Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to retirement and compensation of Judges and Commissioners of the Appellate Courts and Judges of the District and Criminal District Courts.
HR 89 Caption: Electing the children of a Member of the House to the office of Mascot.
HR 202 Caption: Congratulating the Bryson High School women's basketball team for winning 2nd place in the state interscholastic tournament.
53rd 1st Called Session
HB 44 Caption: Relating to creating the office of District Attorney in the Forty-third Judicial District composed of the Counties of Wise, Jack and Parker.
HB 95 Caption: Relating to amending certain Acts relating to the investment of the Permanent School Fund by the State Board of Education.
HB 134 Caption: Relating to validating the incorporation of all cities and towns of five thousand (5,000) inhabitants or less, heretofore incorporated or attempted to be incorporated under the General Laws of this State.
HR 117 Caption: Proposing an amendment to the House Rules.
52nd Regular Session
HB 86 Caption: Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bonds voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts; authorizing the levy, assessment, and collection of taxes.
HB 238 Caption: Relating to requiring applicants for registration of vehicles subject to registration by law to present to the county tax collector to whom application for registration is made a statement showing the county, school district, city or town, and other taxing districts by which such vehicles were taxable for the preceding year, and to exhibit to such tax collector receipts, certificates or sworn statements showing payment of all state, county, city or town, school district or other taxing district ad valorem taxes for such preceding year, for which such vehicle was taxable.
HB 505 Caption: Relating to authorizing the Board of Insurance Commissioners to make, approve or promulgate premium rating plans designed to encourage the prevention of accidents which may be on an optional basis to apply prospectively or retrospectively and may include premium discount plans, retrospective rating plans or other premium rating plans, systems or formulas for Motor Vehicle, Workmen's Compensation and other liens of Casualty Insurance applicable separately to each class of insurance of in combination of two or more of such classes, which will properly take into account and give effect to the experience of individual risks, interstate as well as intrastate.
HB 663 Caption: Relating to amending the Texas Milk Law to define milk so as to provide that the milk fat content of milk shall amount to not less than 4%.
HB 673 Caption: Relating to creating a State Board of Health and dividing the State into health districts for the purpose of selecting members thereof; providing for the election, qualifications and terms of office of members of the State Board of Health; providing an oath and bond and providing for elections for the purpose of filling vacancies on said Board and for filling said vacancies by appointment until filled by election.
HB 686 Caption: Relating to making appropriations to pay miscellaneous claims out of the General Revenue Fund, or such other funds as may be designated herein for each item, not otherwise appropriated.
HB 814 Caption: Relating to validating the establishment, organization, and/or creation of all school districts; validating the acts of county boards of school trustees, county judges, commissioners' courts, boards of trustees of such school districts, and municipal governing bodies; validating tax elections, bond elections, bond assumption elections, and all bond voted, authorized, and/or now outstanding of said districts.
HCR 45 Caption: Granting Walter Powell permission to sue the State of Texas.
HCR 125 Caption: Suspending the Joint Rules in order to consider H. J. R. No. 35 at any time.
HJR 35 Caption: Proposing an amendmentto confer the right to vote upon members of the regular establishment of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force, or component branches thereof, provided such person shall meet the residence requirements for voting and that such person shall have established his legal residence in Texas prior to entry into the regular armed forces of the United States, and has paid his poll tax or secured his exemption certificates.
51st Regular Session
HB 32 Caption: Relating to requiring all County Tax Collectors to require proof that all ad valorem taxes have been paid on motor vehicles before license receipts or license plates are issued thereon; providing a penalty; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith.
HB 548 Caption: Relating to declaring a closed season on deer and quail in Parker County, Texas, for a period of two (2) years; fixing a penalty; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict.
HB 549 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, relating to the salaries of elective County Superintendents and to office and traveling expenses; providing for the employment of assistants to the County Superintendent; providing a savings clause; repealing all General Laws in conflict herewith except such General Laws as provide for a part of the general office expense to be paid out of the general revenue of the county.
HB 828 Caption: Relating to providing that no teacher who has a valid certificate to teach in the public free schools of this State who has three or more years of college credit and who shall have made reasonable progress toward his degree shall be prohibited from teaching in such schools by reason of his not having acquired a college degree prior to September 1, 1950.
HB 847 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, to broaden the powers therein.
HB 917 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, governing in the creation of Union Junior Colleges and joint county Junior Colleges.
HB 919 Caption: Relating to amending a previous Act, governing requirements in the creation of a Junior College District.
HCR 122 Caption: Instructing the Enrolling Clerk to make certain corrections in H. B. No. 549.
HJR 37 Caption: Proposing an amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution of the State of Texas authorizing the Legislature to appropriate money to pay all public school teachers who did not receive their full salaries in the 1947-1948 and 1948-1949 school years; providing for the submission of this Amendment to the vote of the people of Texas and the time and manner thereof.
HR 180 Caption: Honoring W. N. Campbell for his decades of service to the people of the State.
51st 1st Called Session
HB 29 Caption: Relating to amending previous Statutes to provide for appropriation for Weatherford Junior College of Parker County, at Weatherford.